First Shift Forklift Operator

Quad•Franklin, WI

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Quad Packaging is seeking Day Shift Material Handlers (Forklift Drivers) for their Franklin, WI location. This role offers an opportunity to enhance skills working with advanced Packaging equipment. Employees can expect to be paid an hourly range of $17.50 - $19.50 / hour or more, based on variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions. Quad is a marketing experience company headquartered in Wisconsin, helping brands make direct consumer connections through its MX Solutions Suite. The company integrates creative, production, and media solutions across online and offline channels, supported by technology and data-driven intelligence. With approximately 11,000 employees in 11 countries, Quad serves around 2,100 clients, including industry-leading companies in commerce, financial services, and health. Quad is recognized as one of the largest agency companies in the U.S. and one of the largest commercial printers in North America. The Franklin, WI facility is a 250,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art packaging plant serving diverse clients. The facility is well-lit, climate-controlled, impeccably clean, and fosters a friendly, team-oriented atmosphere.

Requirements

Candidates must be at least 18 years old.
1+ Years of material handler/Shipping/Receiving/Baler experience preferred but will train the right candidate.
Be able to perform work-related functions requiring the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, fractions, and percent.
Read, speak, and understand the English language sufficient to interpret instructions, job orders, production sheets, and work-related documents. Able to communicate problems and malfunctions to co-workers and lead/management.
Must be familiar with machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance.
Computer proficient.
Must be able to perform and coordinate the multiple simultaneous tasks of monitoring, inspecting, packaging, labeling, and transfer of completed products.
Must be able to quickly and accurately compare letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns, including comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
Must be able to lift 50+ lbs.
Work Overtime when needed.

Nice To Haves

Machine repair and maintenance experience preferred.
Documented adaptability, versatility, and capability preferred.

Responsibilities

Efficiently and effectively manages incoming and outgoing shipments to ensure accuracy, completeness, and condition of shipments.
Gathers, fills, and/or prepares items for shipment. Counts, confirms, and documents quantity.
Determines shipment method, and uses knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates. Computes shipment space available and/or charges per standard procedures.
Loads and unloads shipments, and manages the palletizing and bailing operations to ensure that production processes accurately meet the customer job order and company recycling and/or disposal protocol.
As needed, produces a label; prints and proofs the copy; if accurate, prints the appropriate number of labels. Forwards and/or affixes to a pallet as needed.
Protects client products and aids the department in securing and maintaining key industry certifications.
Operators frequently perform multiple functions during the shift - this includes maintaining the baler room. Cross-trains as assigned.